Why Are We Attracted to Sad Music?

1. Introduction
Sandra Garrido

2. What Is Sad Music?
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3. The Philosophical Debate
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4. Physiological Effects of Sad Music
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5. A Historical Overview of Music and Mood Regulation
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6. The Role of Sad Music in Mood Regulation
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7. Individual Differences in the Attraction to Sad Music
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8. Mood Regulation Disorders: An Exception to Mood Management Theory?
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9. Musical Prescriptions: Do They Work?
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10. Listening Context: Group Rumination and Emotional Contagion
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11. Nostalgia and Mixed Emotions in Response to Music
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12. The Addiction of Love: Sad Music and Heartbreak
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13. The Role of Sad Music in Grief
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14. Towards A Model for Understanding Sad Music Listening
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Keywords: Philosophy, Aesthetics, Music, Emotion